This is Artificial Lure with your fresh Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report for October 27th, 2025.

We woke up to a crisp fall morning along the coast—temps starting in the upper 60s as the sun broke the horizon at 7:36 a.m., setting tonight at 6:47 p.m. Winds are light out of the northeast, skies partly cloudy, and that barometer’s steady—prime weather for a confident bite all up and down the Texas Gulf[2].

Tides today favor early risers, with high tide peaking about 7:15 a.m.—perfect timing for launching out and working those first-light flats. Low tide rolls in near 6:51 p.m., so plan to probe those deeper guts and channels as the day cools down[2].

According to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas Daily Fishing Report, October’s action has stayed hot from Galveston down through Port Aransas, with redfish schooling heavy along the cuts, and solid speckled trout action when you find the bait balls. Folks working West Matagorda shorelines have really cashed in: that bite turned on where mullet were flickering, redfish slamming gold spoons and live mullet suspended under a popping cork, and a steady pick of healthy slots went home with every experienced crew this weekend[15][3].

Specks are holding to oyster shell and deeper secondary bay reefs. Recent catches have included a lot of 16"-22" trout, with a few bigger ones mixed in on live shrimp and soft plastics—either glow or chartreuse tails. Kayak anglers drifting Kates Hole and Oso Bay have reported short but consistent flurries mid-morning, mostly on Z-Man ElaZtech jerkbaits and MirrOlure topwaters[5][12].

Sheepshead and mangrove snapper numbers are solid inside the jetties and rock piles. Fiddler crabs or fresh dead shrimp are still the best ticket. Don’t sleep on those bridge pilings around Corpus and Aransas—several solid black drum and oversized reds were landed this week soaking fresh cut mullet.

If you’re chasing bigger game, the outside surf’s produced some nice bull reds in the first gut, especially at sunrise—try cut menhaden or finger mullet on fishfinder rigs.

Best lures right now? For reds: gold spoons, classic chartreuse paddle tails, and the tried-and-true Texas-rigged soft plastics. GULP! shrimp in natural or new penny colors have been lethal, especially where water clarity is good. For trout, toss topwaters early—Heddon Super Spooks, She Dogs, and bone-colored Skitter Walks. As the sun climbs, switch to soft plastic shad or shrimp imitations on 1/8-ounce jig heads; Z-Man and YUM Dingers are tough to beat[5][14][8].

Live bait is still king if you can get it—croaker, mullet, and shrimp have all been producing plentiful trout and reds around major passes and deeper holes.

A couple of HOT SPOTS you’ll want to check:
- The shoreline edges of West Matagorda Bay, especially where you see active bait.
- Copano Bay State Fishing Pier at first light—great for shore-bound or wade anglers.
- For those with a boat, the reefs out from Port O’Connor and those deeper shell beds outside Kates Hole continue to stack up specks and reds.

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